Jefferson Street Phase II on track for 2020
Bluffton council passed several pieces of legislation on Monday as end-of-the-year requirements necessitated.
Among action included:
• Final resolution to move ahead with the Jefferson Street Improvement, Phase II
• Emergency resolution to proceed with a Johnny Appleseed Metro Park grant
• Approval of a resolution to submit an airport matching grant
• Passage of a temporary 2020 appropriations – Jan. 1 to March 30
The follow items came from committee reports:
• Insurance committee – recommended the village bring back an employee for light duty to avoid possible higher Workman Compensation premiums
• Blanchard River Watershed Partnership – review of its 2020-2022 strategic plan
Administrator’s report:
• A meeting with property owners affected by the State Route 103 pedestrian pathway is set for 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, in the town hall.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, October 16, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- October 15 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award